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Table 4 Means (M), standard deviations (SD), and percentiles of the MAISE-IT scales for the total sample (n = 455)

From: The MAastricht Instrument for Sustainable Employability – Italian version (MAISE-IT): a validation study

Scale (range 1–5)

#

M

SD

25th percentile

75th percentile

1. Meaning of SE

 1a. Fit and Useful

6

4.24

.53

4.00

4.67

 1b. Productive

4

3.71

.72

3.25

4.25

2. Level and Factors affecting SE

 2a. Performance

4

3.99

.58

3.75

4.50

 2b. Health issues

2

2.85

1.00

2.00

3.50

 2c. Work organization

6

3.86

.66

3.50

4.33

 2d. Lifestyle and Balance

2

2.89

1.19

2.00

4.00

 2e. Adapted job

3

3.35

.95

2.67

4.00

3. Responsibility for employee SE (n = 450)

 Who is responsible for employee SE?

1

2.65

.54

2.00

3.00

4. Responsibility for factors affecting SE

 4a. Lifestyle

3

3.86

.75

3.33

4.33

 4b. Balance

2

3.28

.74

3.00

3.50

 4c. Adapted job

4

2.12

.87

1.50

2.50

 4d. Work content

4

2.57

.77

2.00

3.00

 4e. Work context

5

2.49

.75

2.00

2.80

  1. A higher score/percentile reflects a more positive score on the particular variable, except for the Health issues subscale: here a higher score reflects more health problems. A higher score/percentile on scale 2c-2e means that this particular factor contributes a lot to SE. A higher score/percentile on scales 3 and 4 means that responsibility lies mainly with the employee